Counselling/Clinical Psychologist - Renal Service Band 8a

Job summary

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) would like to welcome Clinical/Counselling Psychologists with an interest in physical health to apply for this role working into Renal Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH). The post will be hosted and managed within MPFT's Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Care Group, networked into a dynamic group of Psychologists / Psychological Practitioners across a range of specialisms.

The post-holder will contribute to the provision of high quality psychological care to adult patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. They will work with multidisciplinary teams based at the Renal Unit at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Hollinswood House Telford, and Ludlow satellite unit. This will include the provision of direct psychological interventions for renal patients, work with the renal team, staff training and supervision. There will be opportunities and support for developing innovative ways of working with patients and their families, to adjust to and live well alongside the challenges of ill health.

Clinical supervision will be provided by a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, and the post holder will be welcomed at regular business and topic meetings where other Psychologists and Psychological Practitioners working in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin come together to share updates and reflect on the work across a diverse range of services being delivered for local communities.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include:

• Supporting patients to adjust to their diagnosis or illness and changes in its severity.
• Designing and implementing interventions with patients having psychological difficulties due to/or exacerbated by their illness and its treatment
• Assisting patients with making complex treatment choices such as which form of renal replacement therapy to choose.
• Working with the team to understand and resolve treatment adherence issues
• Supporting patients and their families when deciding to stop dialysis
• Supporting staff in the management of patients with challenging behaviours on dialysis
• Offering psychological consultation to the renal team, including the facilitation of reflective practice
• Teaching and training as required

About us

By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Excellent NHS Pension scheme
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave
• Options for flexible working
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
• Free car parking at all trust sites
• Free flu vaccination every year
• Attractive relocation package
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.